Below are a selection of St George's Day events taking
place across England. Check out your local press for details of any
events in your area. If there aren't any, organise your own and next
year get your family, friends and neighbours together to organise your
own that's even bigger and better! If your local pub has nothing on to
celebrate our Patron Saint's Day ask the publican why. Let's make St George's Day OUR day and
to hell with the politically correct lobby.
The faceless bureaucrats who run the System hate any form
of patriotism and they especially hate St George's Day. The flying of
the St
George's Cross Flag really gets on our controllers' nerves so fly the
flag and demand that our day is celebrated in the same style as the
rest of our British nations' Patron Saints' Days are.
Write to your MP and
demand that April 23rd is made into a public holiday!
London
18th to the 26th April
This
year Boris Johnson, mayor of London, has promised that St. George’s Day
will be special with a full week of events running from the 18th to the
26th of April. There will be parades, food festivals, free musical
concerts and other theatrical events.
It kicks off on Saturday
18th at the Victoria & Albert where there will be traditional
English activities focused on children such as morris dancing, maypole
dancing and a Punch and Judy show. On Sunday 19th there will be an old
time Music Hall production at the Leicester Square Theatre, and a
celebration of Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre with a free family
event from midday to 5pm.
Then on Saturday, 26th of April, there
will be a free Folk Concert in Trafalgar Square from 12.30pm to 6.00pm
where you can catch some of England’s best folk musicians.
Find out
more about London events
(www.visitlondon.com/events/search?keyword=st+george§ions=events§ion=events&category=)
Jousting at Cressing Temple, Essex
18th and 19th April
Cressing
Temple is the last vestige in England of the Knight’s Templars who
fought alongside Richard I (The Lionheart) in the Crusades. Richard is
credited with establishing St. George as the patron saint and also
adopting the famous flag as the symbol of England.
To celebrate
St. George's Day's at this historic place watch old sports such as
jousting, falconry and archery and mingle with others in the atmosphere
of old England. The jousting can be seen at 12.30 and also at 3.30
whilst you can see the Falconry at 2pm.
Find
out more about Jousting at Cressing Temple
(www.cressingtemple.org.uk/Events/CTevents.htm)
Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire
23rd till 26th April
From
the 23rd April till the 26th April celebrate St. George’s Day at the
Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire. This year the Prince Albert Players will
be performing a reenactment of the legend of St. George. What’s more on
the evening of the 23rd there will be an evening of Music Hall
entertainment. Followed by a delicious traditional dinner of sausage
and mash.
For more information and tickets visit www.ironbridge.org.uk
(www.ironbridge.org.uk/plan_your_visit/events_calendar/event.asp?id=356)
or call: 01952 884 391
Birmingham live music concert
25th April
Victoria
Square in the centre of Birmingham will hold a live music concert as
well as fun rides for children of all ages such as dragon slides and
dragon-making workshops.
What's more Chamberlain Square will have
more historical and traditional activities such as Knights of Middle
England in armour with their horses, sword-fighting displays and you
can join in the Morris dancing as well as traditional folk. If you are
hungry or thirsty you can tuck into a traditional old English feast of
roast pig and old English beers. Or you can buy your souvenirs and
other market dainties from the plentiful stalls.
Find out
more about Birmingham events
(www.bhamstgeorge.myby.co.uk/Concert%202009.htm)
St George’s Day Festival, Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
25th and 26th April
English
Heritage is celebrating St George’s Day with the biggest event of the
country in Wrest Park Bedfordshire on 25th and 26th April. After
watching the reenactment of the legend take a tour of West Park,
regarded as one of the most beautiful gardens in England. Followed by
displays of falconry and archery all toped off with food from the local
market Wells Bombarder.
Find
out more on Wrest Park in Bedfordshire
(www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.2019)
